[Discuss] War Island Change

[gagnonm at ijet.com]

Yeah, the thing about this is that people are playing the game like its some kind of video game with an objective to win or lose, so people are OBSESSED over who to ally with, and when, and how to gang up on and all that.  It should be a very simple free for all fight between everyone with no treaties or alliances.  Diplomacy just screws everything up, and it really pisses me off as a person who came to the war island a year ago, and I have other characters who have almost as much honor/prestige.
 
I honestly could care less if my realm wins or loses the island.  I'm going to fight the battles to win and all that, but I'm not going to be so obsessed with it that I play a giant political game with everyone.  Lets just go out there and fight.
 
This is supposed to be BATTLEmaster, not POLITICALmaster...
 
Its getting very frustrating.

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Sent: Mon 10/1/2007 7:48 PM
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Subject: [Discuss] War Island Change

Since especially SEI is such a stagnant place, that is ruled more by treaties and diplomacy than any other island I have a character on, I think the whole "war island" concept needs to be re-evaluated.

Any ideas?

Personally, I think we should break it down simply.  Why not make it literally impossible to communicate person to person to other characters in other realms.  In other words, rulers can't message each other.  Maybe leave the judge communication line open, but nothing else.

No communication between realms would make it next to impossible to really cooperate with anyone.  Man wouldn't that make me a happy guy.  I joined the "war island" to fight constant war.  I haven't sniffed a battle in almost two months, and its because of this BS treaty/agreement/diplomacy garbage.

If we can try to create a truly dynamic "free for all" war island, where anyone can be attacked anywhere any time, and its next to impossible to work together with another realm, I really REALLY think that would make the entire island much more enjoyable for everyone there.

Any other ideas or any feedback?


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Wow, it is pretty messed up considering I've seen almost a dozen major fights in the colonies in the last month alone.  In one fight I even gained 5 honor and 5 prestige.  Perhaps we should just swap the islands names around so it is a more appropriate description?

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